The Payra sea port's first terminal is expected to be up and running by October, facilitating transport of goods from mother vessels and speeding up operations in the country's third major seaport.

Despite spending Tk 6,500 crore on capital dredging, poor navigability has crippled Payra Port, forcing many importers to offload their cargoes either at sea or at Chittagong Port and then transport ...

The government is going to launch infrastructure development project for Payra Deep Seaport with the aim of running its activities on a limited scale. “The physical infrastructural development is ...

One of the major factors that has slowed down the pace of economic growth in Bangladesh is the lack of proper transport infrastructure, especially sea ports. The country has not built a new port since ...

The meteorological office of Bangladesh has raised the danger signal level for Mongla and Payra ports to the highest danger signal-10 as cyclone Bulbul is approaching the country’s coastal belt.

Bangladesh Meteorological Department has warned the maritime ports and asked the Payra and Chattogram Port to raise the danger signal to 7 as the Cyclone Hamoon intensified. The Met Office also asked ...

A construction worker died at Payra port, situated in the Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali. The deceased is Barek Akon, 35, of the East Jharakhali area of the neighbouring Taltali upazila in Barguna.

A low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal has intensified, with the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) warning it may ...

A depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas has intensified into a deep depression and may further develop into a cyclonic storm, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) ...

DHAKA, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- The mega Payra Bridge in southern Bangladesh, built by a Chinese firm, officially opened to traffic Sunday. Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina virtually inaugurated ...